190Oct 26 Tues - CTCS Oct 26 Tuesday Genre- is a distinct...

CTCS Oct 26 Tuesday Genre- is a distinct type or category into which a great number of works are grouped – contain common characteristics (thematic elements) Thematic elements Content---whats in the gulm Setting Characters Plot/conflicts/tension Costume Types of sound Actor Mood/atmosphere Subject matter Themes Morals Form How the film is put together Visual design Temporal design Composition Acting styles Myth of genre (story) Every genre film has more or less the same story/myth Conventions of genre Ways of doing things that are peculiar to on genre as opposed to another Iconography of genre Set of images and sounds associated with one genre as opposed to another genre Tragedy We don’t have real tragedies today Story of man breaking limits Man being true to himself Comedy- most intellectual genre Image of man as fallable Man is limited Melodrama Most movies are this All forms of popular culture other than comedy and tragedy Typical/familiar/two people dealing with love

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